Diabetes surgery typically refers to surgical procedures aimed at treating Type 2 diabetes, while obesity surgery involves surgeries performed to achieve weight loss in overweight patients. However, in recent years, a significant intersection between these two types of surgeries has been observed.
🔄 Similarities:
• Surgeries like sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and transit bipartition are effective for both treating obesity and controlling Type 2 diabetes.
• These surgeries help regulate hormones, increase insulin sensitivity, and aid in balancing blood sugar levels.
• After surgery, patients often reduce or completely stop using insulin.
Effect on Diabetes:
• Diabetes surgeries are considered metabolic surgeries and affect hormones. During these surgeries, procedures like intestinal rearrangement stimulate the secretion of hormones that promote insulin production.
• Insulin production in the pancreas can be reorganized, helping patients stop taking external insulin and start producing their own insulin.
